Table of Terms

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This section shows Collective Investment Vehicles. This is the general term for all forms of fund or trust instrument.


Line Term Definition Synonym
1 Accumulating Share Class  A share class in which there is no option to reinvest.  Further Notes: This fact would be determined by the fund unit having a specific Fund Distribution Policy of Accumulating.     
4 Asset Class Strategy  Strategy which is asset class based.    
6 identifies     
7 Auditor  The party that is in charge of examining and verifying a fund's financial and accounting records as well as supporting documents and fulfilment of legal requirements.    
9 Benchmark  A reference index used to measure fund performance.    
10 identified as  The parameter used as the benchmark.    
11 Bricks And Mortar Holding  A holding of built property.    real estate.    
13 takes form of  Holding is of some built property.    
14 Common share in fund  A share unit in a fund, which is classified as a Common Share class.     
17 Currency Strategy  Strategy which is currency based.    
19 Currency Currency of the investment.   
20 Debt Stake In Fund  A stake held in a fund by way of a Bond Unit.     
22 defines relationship with  The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a debt stake in the fund.    
23 Distributing Share Class  Share class in which income is or may be reinvested in the fund.     
26 Holder May Reinvest    Whether or not the holder may reinvest dividends in the fund.    
27 Equity Asset  The holding of equity securities in a portfolio.     
29 identity The Equity Asset is a Share.   
30 Equity Fund  A fund which invests in at least 85% shares.     
32 contains The portfolio of the Equity Fund.     
33 Equity Portfolio  A portfolio which has at least 85% exposure to shares.     
35 holds  Holding is of equity assets.     
36 Equity Stake In Fund  A stake held in a fund by way of a Share Class Unit.     
38 defines relationship with  The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by an equity stake in the fund.    
39 Fund  Distinct pool of financial instruments managed by a single investment policy.    Sub fund when part of umbrella.    
41 advised by  The party that provides investment guidance at a fee.    
42 distributed by  The entity through which a fund may be bought by or for an investor. This may be on a discretionary or advisory basis, or as an execution-only service.    
43 has unit issuer     
44 has objective  The aim of the Fund e.g outperfom a given benchmark. Stated in prospectus.    
45 has additional information  Things which are not part of the prospectus or contractual terms but are important if you want to understand the fund.     
46 has data provider  The party which supplies market data to the fund.     
47 determines  Fees incurred by the investor as set out by the Fund.     
48 promoted by  The entity that promotes the fund. May be an investor, pension fund, bank, insurance company or management company    
49 has auditor  The party that is in charge of examining and verifying a fund's financial and accounting records as well as supporting documents.   
50 domicile  The country of domicile of the fund.    
51 has depository  The party that holds and safeguards holdings owned by a fund. It is also responsible for compliance of the portfolio with legal ratios etc.     
52 has legal form  legal form of the fund, eg Joint Stock Company, SPV etc.     
53 has accounting information  Accounting information related to the investment fund.     
54 identification  Identification of the investment fund.    
55 has management company  The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor.  This is a dupliucate of Fund Management Company at the moment    
56 has accountant  The party that keeps accounting records of the available assets and liabilities of the Fund. It calculates dealing prices, the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund, and may provide fund performance and tax data. Can be subcontracted by the FundAdministrator.    
57 legally recorded in  Definition needed if this term is real. It was added to diagram during reviews but contradicts another term for fund unit registration jurisdiction.   Review note: Legally Recorded jurisdiciton intended to be for Fund Unit. Is this redundant?  Also "Country of Origin" referred to elsewhere in EFAMA DD but does not exist as a term on its own (possibly obscured by the apparent meaning of Fund Jurisdiction). This exists in FIBIM as "domicile" with the definition "The country of domicile of the fund.". However, that itself might be ythe domicile of the business entity??    
58 type of fund  The category of the fund according to the asset class.     
59 has performance determination method  The performance determination method used for this Fund.     
60 has overall policy  Fund has overall policy restrictions with regard to what can be invested, amounts in vested and so on. These are picked up and implemented in the Portfolio detailed poiicy.     
61 has transfer agent  The entity that undertakes the execution of subscription, redemption and switch orders on behalf of the fund.    
62 has tradable unit  A unit which may be held by an investor and which gives them a stake in the fund.     
63 has portfolio     
64 denomination currency  Denomination Currency of the fund - Currency in which the fund unit is issued or redenominated and the currency of the NAV calculation.    
65 administered by  The party in charge of financial accounting, NAV calculation, management and performance fee calculation. Can also be in charge of orders centralisation and registration.    
66 has subscription terms  Subscription terms for the fund.     
67 has terms  The fund has Formal terms for processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do.    
68 supervised by  The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry    
69 has     
70 Name    Name of the investment fund.    
71 Sub Fund    Whether the investment fund is a subfund, when it is a compartment of an umbrella fund. If so, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund.    
72 Closed Fund    Closed to new investors. So an existing investor can buy new shares.     
73 Closed End Fund    Closed to new investments. So there are a fixed number of units. May be open or closed to new units being issued (whether or not the units can be traded).    
74 Distribution Policy    Income policy relating to a class type, ie, if income is paid out or retained in the fund.    
75 Inception Date    Authorization date in the country of origin.     
76 Fund Structure    Structure of the subfund, eg, single fund, multi-class.    
77 Product Group Description    Company specific description of a group of funds.    
78 First NAV Calculation Date    The first date of NAV calculation     
79 Launch Date    Date of first NAV calculation and start of performance calculations    
80 Registration Date    The date at which the fund is legally approved in a country other than the country of origin.    
81 Fund Accountant  The party that keeps accounting records of the available assets and liabilities of the Fund. It calculates dealing prices, the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Fund, and may provide fund performance and tax data. Can be subcontracted by the FundAdministrator.    
83 Fund Administrator  Entity that has to fulfil the legal and supervisory requirements of the fund. Responsible for all the business purposes around the investment pool, and so is reponsible for the issuing of the shares.     
85 identified as  The business entity which fulfils the role of Fund Administrator   
86 may be  The unit issuer would be the fund administrator (except when it is a Bond).     
87 Fund Bond Class Unit  A fund unit which takes the form of debt in that fund.     
89 has distributiojn policy  Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated.    
90 has expected coupon  A fixed coupon paid out to holders of the Fund Bond Unit.     
91 sets out terms for  The debt in the Fund, in which the holder of the Fund Bond Unit holds a portion. The unit sets out terms for this debt including terms for repayment and the payment of interest.     
92 Fund Bond Unit Coupon  A fixed coupon paid out to holders of the Fund Bond Unit.     
94 has policy terms  Terms for the expected distributions of coupon.    
95 Fund Cash Distribution Policy  Policy for distribution of cash dividends or notes in the event that the fund units have a distribution policy of "Cash" rather than "Reinvestment".     
97 Fund Classification  The category of the fund according to the asset class. This is a published code by which the Fund is classified.     
99 classifies  A fund classified by the Classification Scheme.     
100 Fund Classification Scheme  A published scheme for the category of a fund according to the asset class.    
102 defines  The classification as defined in this Scheme.     
103 Fund Coupon Policy  Terms for the expected distribution of bond unit coupons.     
105 Coupon Payment Frequency The frequency with which income is allocated (or deemed to be allocated) to investors (eg. six-monthly, yearly, etc).    
106 Coupon Payment Date    The date at which the coupon is distributed to the bond unit holder.    
107 Ex Coupon Date    The date at which the coupon is substracted from the NAV    
108 Fund Data Provider  A party which supplies market data to a fund.     
110 identified as  The business entity which fulfils the role of Data Provider for the Fund   
111 Fund Debt  Debt issued by a Fund.     
113 Fund Depositary  The party that holds and safeguards holdings owned by a fund. It is also responsible for compliance of the portfolio with legal ratios etc.     
115 provides depositary service for  Provides depositary services for the Fund Unit.    
116 Fund Distribution Policy  The overal diustribution policy or policy limitations for the fund itself.     
118 Fund Distributor  an entity through which a fund may be bought by or for an investor. This may be on a discretionary or advisory basis, or as an execution-only service.    
120 Fund Dividend Policy  Terms for the expected distributions of dividends.    
122 Dividend Payment Frequency The frequency with which income is allocated (or deemed to be allocated) to investors (eg. six-monthly, yearly, etc).    
123 Dividend Payment Date    Day and month on which the dividends would normally be paid.     
124 Ex Div Date    The date at which the dividend is substracted from the NAV     
125 Fund Equity  A share or proportion of the capital gains in a fund.     
127 represents an interest in     
128 Fund Investment Objective  The aim of a Fund e.g outperfom a given benchmark.     
130 stated in  The fund objective is stated in the Fund Prospectus, e.g outperfom a given benchmark.     
131 Stated Investment Aim    The stated aim of the Fund in words, e.g outperfom a given benchmark.    
132 Intended Risk Level       
133 Fund Investment Policy  The policy within which the fund acts in order to achieve the stated fund objectives.    
135 constrains  The overall Fund investment policy imposes constraints on the investment strategy for the Fund Portfolio.     
136 stipulates benchmark  The benchmark identified in investment policy.    
137 defines     
138 Fund Investment Restrictions Set  Limitations that apply to the fund as a whole, such as risk factors. these are used to determine whether the fund is appropriate for a given type of investor to invest in.     
140 is part of     
141 Percentage invested    The percentage of funds that is to be invested at any given time.    
142  Type of Securities  The type of securities or other holdings that may be invested in.     
143 Minimum Rating Restriction The minimum rating of securities to be invested in.     
144 Tracking error    See RiskFactors narrative in EFAMA DD   
145 Value At risk    See RiskClassification_NameOf in EFAMA DD  Applies to Fund not Portfolio.   
146 Fund Investor  A party which invests in the Fund. It does this by holding some tradable unit (which represents some stake) in that fund.     
148 is unit holder  A Fund Unit whic hthe party holds, whereby it has an interest (investment) in that Fund.     
149 incurs tax  Tax applicable to the Fund Investor.    
150 incurs fees  The investor pays a fee for holding the unit.    
151 Fund Legal Contract  For a fund which is constituted under the law of contract, the contract that embodies the fund legal form.    
152 embodies  The constitution or articles that define the fund. These are embodied in the Contract.     
153 Fund Legal Form  The legal form of the fund, eg Joint Stock Company, SPV etc.     
155 identified as  The legal form which is the legal form of the fund.     
156 Fund Legal Form Documentation  For a fund which is constituted under the law of contract, the constitution or articles that define the fund. These are embodied in a Contract.     
158 Fund Management Company  The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor or fund manager.   Fund Manager; Fund Sponsor.    
160 Fund Manager  The party that sets up the fund, decides the investment strategy, appoints the agents, and is responsible for the promotion and the marketing of the fund. It makes all of the important decisions related to the fund. Also called fund promotor or fund sponsor.  This is a dupliucate of Fund Management Company at the moment   Fund Management Company.    
162 identified as  The company which fulfils the role of Fund Manager. This is a specialist firm which specializes in fund management.     
163 Fund Order Desk  The Fund Order Desk is a party to the Fund Order Desk Account.     
165 identity  Identity of the entity which is the Fund Order Desk. This is a Business Organization.     
166 Fund Order Desk Physical Form Document  A phsyical form obtained through the main fund order desk.    
168 Fund Portfolio  An account containing a number of financial instruments along with cash positions in one or more currencies and belonging to a Fund    
170 incurs  Tax payable by the portfolio.    
171 holds  Portfolio holds a balance of cash.     
172 has strategy     
173 assessed against     
174 managed by  The person or entity responsible for day to day investment decisions for the fund.    
175 has policy  The policy for investment of assets in the fund.   Further Notes  Known as Strategy in ISO FIBIM model. Semantics is vague. Could also assume this is the management strategy followed ("rough allocation" by the FM to achieve the stated aims in the Prospectus i.e. the advertised investment strategy. Or it could be both.   Modeled as Policy i.e. what the Fund Manager will invest in, in terms of minimum or maximum amounts or percentages of the portfolio in a number of asset constraints e.g. market, rating, currency, instrument class.     
176 holds  Asset that is contained in the portfolio.    
177 incurs transaction fee  Transaction Fees incurred by the Fund Portfolio.     
178 has  A fund portfolio has a given liquidity. This is defined as an asset.     
179 Fund Portfolio Investment Limitations  Detailed Policy on approximately how the portfolio is to be allocated to achieve the stated investment goals. This underpins the detailed strategy of how to achieve this.     
181 Inclusion    Whether the referred strategy is included. No means this description refers to the exclusion of what is described, from the portfolio.     
182 Minimum Investment Amount Minimum amount that has to be invested in the specified strategy.   
183 Minimum Investment Percentage    Minimum percentage that has to be invested in the specified strategy.   
184 Maximum Investment Amount Maximum amount that may be invested in the specified strategy.   
185 Maximum Investment Percentage    Maximum percentage that may be invested in the specified strategy.   
186 Fund Portfolio Investment Policy  Intended allocation of the portfolio to meet the stated investment strategy and goals.     
188 constrains  The policy, including approximate limitations on what to invest in, will constrain the detailed day to day strategy pursued by the Fund Manager to achieve the stated objectives.     
189 defines allocations  Investment limits and guidelines for the Portfolio, defined or implied by the Fund Portfolio Investment Policy.     
190 Name    Name given to the defined strategy.    
191 Description    The manner in which the manager tries to reach the funds objectives  
192 Effective Period    Period during which the investment guideline is valid.    
193 Fund Processing Form  The form of documentation or control mechanism required for some funds processing activity.     
195 may be  A phsyical form obtained through the main fund order desk.    
196 Physical Document Required    Whether a phsyical form is required through the main fund order desk.  Yes: A phsyical form is required through the main fund order desk.  No: A phsyical form is not required through the main fund order desk.    
197 Signature Required    Whether a phsyical form with the investor's written signature is required through the main fund order desk.  Yes:A phsyical form with the investor's written signature is required through the main fund order desk.    
198 Fund Processing General Terms  Formal terms for general processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do.     
200 Holding Transferable    Whether registered investors are able to transfer some or all of their holdings to third parties.    
201 Back End Load Applicable    Whether an exit charge, eg, CDSC, on redemption orders for this class can be applied.    
202 Switching Chargeable    Whether a switching charge for changing between sub-funds of the same umbrella can be applied.    
203 Minimum Remaining Holding Amount Minimum value of units/shares that must be retained to avoid automatic redemption.    
204 Minimum Remaining Holding Units    Minimum number of units/shares that must be retained to avoid automatic redemption.    
205 Authorized Country Country in which it is authorised to commercialise the fund.    
206 Dual Fund    Whether the fund has two prices.    
207 Allowed Investor Type    Type of investor that can invest in the fund class.    
208 Minimum Holding Period Period, in days, during which the units/shares must be held following their issue before redemption will be permitted.    
209 Fund Processing Terms  Formal terms for processing of the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do. These include terms for redemption and subscription processing as well as general processing terms.   ISO FIBIM definition:  Processing characteristics linked to the instrument, ie, not to the market.     
211 has default settlement convention  The default settlement terms for units in the fund and for redemption of fund units.     
212 defines main fund order desk account  The account used specifically in the processing of funds, as referenced in various terms for fund pricessing characteristics.    
213 Processing Country Country in which the processing characteristic applies.    
214 Effective Date    Date/time as from which the processing characteristic is valid.     
215 Dealing Frequency Description    Description of frequency at which the subscriptions and redemptions are done.     
216 Main Fund Order Desk    Whether the fund order desk is the principal entity appointed by the fund to which orders should be submitted.    
217 Decimal Place Rounding    Number of decimal places to which quantities of units/shares are rounded.    
218 Fund Promoter  An entity that promotes a fund. May be an investor, pension fund, bank, insurance company or management company    
220 Fund Prospectus  The Prospectus for the Fund. This is a document made available publicly for potential investors. It will include facts about the fund investment objective, investment focus and other details of the fund. Some of this information becomes binding on the fund once it is issued, while other information is guidelines only.     
222 outlines  The stated objective of the fund, in detail.    
223 anticipates     
224 Stated Management Fee The fee that is stated in the Prospectus as being what is to be charged for management.    
225 Stated Distribution Fee    
226 Anticipated Volatility       
227 Stated objective    The stated objective of the fund, in words.     
228 Fund Redemption Terms  Formal terms for redemption of units in the fund. These set out what the investor and the fund may or may not do.     
230 Redemption Cutoff Date Time    Last date/time at which an order to redeem can be given.     
231 Redemption In Amount Allowed    Whether redemptions in amount are allowed.    
232 Redemption Dealing Frequency    Frequency at which the redemptions are done.    
233 Redemption Form Physical written instruction/renunciation form for redemption of units/shares by the investor.     
234 Maximum Redemption Units    Maximum number of shares/units that may be redeemed on a single dealing day.    
235 Maximum Redemption Amount Maximum quantity of securities, expressed as an amount that can be sold.    
236 Maximum Redemption Percentage    Maximum quantity of securities, expressed as a percentage that can be sold.    
237 Additional Redemption Restrictions    Any other restrictions that may limit an investor's ability to redeem.  Valid entries are "Refer to Fund Order Desk", where such restrictions exist, or "Not Applicable".    
238 Redemption Period Specific period, eg, for some guaranteed funds, during which the units/shares may be redeemed.     
239 Fund Reinvestment Policy  Terms for the expected reinvestment of profits on fund units.     
241 Distribution With Reinvestment    It is possible to hold shares for which the accrued income is distributed, but then reinvested automatically in additional units/shares allocated to the investor.    
242 Reinvestment Frequency For units where there is Reinvestment distribution, the frequency with which the reinvestment takes place (this will be the same or less frequently than the Dividend Payment Frequency), otherwise this fact does not apply.    
243 Fund Reporting Terms  Terms describing the accounting methods and reporting arrangements used by the fund.    
245 End Of Fiscal Year    Day and month on any given year at which the books are closed and profit and loss is determined.     
246 First Accounting Year End Date    Last day of the first accounting year for the fund.    
247 Accounting Year End Date    Last day of the accounting year for the fund.    
248 Accounting Reporting Frequency       
249 Fund Share Class Unit  The legal structure in which you can purchase part of an investment pool, defined by a variety of characteristics like investor type, minimum size of investment, distribution type, fee and currency.  A fund unit which gives the holder an equity stake in the fund.     
251 Classified as Equity    
252 has distribution policy  Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated.    
253 confers ownership of     
254 has expected dividend  Expected distributions of dividends. A dividend paid out to holders of the Fund Share Class Unit.     
255 Limited Shares Are Issued    Whether or not new shares can be issued in the fund. This is what makes it a closed end or open end fund.     
256 Inception Date Authorization date in the country of origin.   Further Notes  See definition in Inception Date for Fund. Separate fact exists here. Same definition used.  EFAMA Review notes:  Inception Date exists as soon as there is a prospectus, so it is a fact about a Share Class even if the share class is never formally issued or offered to the public. Legal structure exists even if something is not launched.   Editor question: Review stated this was a fact about Share Class; confirm this fact does not apply to Bond and Note units, or was the term Share Class being used to mean all three? Meanwhile I have put the term "Issue Date" as a fact about all Fund Unit, as this is given a sa separate term in the EFAMA DD spreadsheet. MAy come clearer in the next version of that.     
257 Fund Share Class Unit Dividend  Expected dividend payment from a Fund Unit.   REVIEW: Does this apply to the Fund as a whole or to a unit in the fund?  This term will be redefined following the Funds model restructuring    
259 has policy terms  Terms for the expected distributions of dividends.    
260 Fund Subscription Terms  Subscription terms for the fund.     
262 relate to  The fund units to which these subscription terms apply. These are the individual class of units that may be subscribed to under the subscription terms set out herein.     
263 Minimum Initial Subscription Units    Minimum initial number of units/shares that must be purchased.    
264 Minimum Initial Subscription Amount Minimum initial subscription value.    
265 Minimum Subscription Units    Minimum number of units/shares that must be purchased by existing investors.    
266 Minimum Subscription Amount Minimum subscription value for existing investors.    
267 Initial Application Form Physical application form for the initial subscription by the investor.     
268 Subsequent Application Form Physical application form for subsequent investments by the same investor.     
269 Front End Load Applicable    Whether a front end charge on subscription orders for this class can be applied.    
270 Subscription Cutoff Date Time    Last date/time at which an order to subscribe can be given.     
271 Subscriptions In Amount Allowed    Whether subscriptions in amount are allowed.    
272 Subscription Dealing Frequency Frequency at which the subscriptions are done.    
273 Subscription Period Specific period, eg, for some guaranteed funds, during which the units/shares may be subscribed to.    
274 Purchasing Fee Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when purchasing fund shares    
275 Maximum Purchasing Fee Maximum percentage or fixed amount of money due when purchasing fund shares    
276 Switching Fee Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when switching to another fund.    
277 Redemption Fee Actual percentage or fixed amount of money due when redeeming fund shares    
278 Maximum Redemption Fee Maximum percentage or fixed amount of money due when redeeming fund shares    
279 Performance Fee Fees paid for the achivements of predefined outperformance objectives    
280 Fund Supervisory Authority  The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry    
282 identified as  The legal entity which is the fund supervisory authority.     
283 Fund Transfer Agent  An entity that undertakes the execution of subscription, redemption and switch orders on behalf of a fund.    
285 Fund Unit  A unit in a fund, which may be traded and is a contract between the fund and the holder of that unit.     
287 incurs fees  Fees payable in relation to the unit.    
288 identifier  Identification of the Fund Unit by way of some identification code.     
289 has identifier  Identification of the Fund Unit by way of the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN).    
290 has terms  Terms relating specifically to the redemption of these units in the fund.     
291 has performance  Performance is a measure of the Fund Unit.     
292 incurs tax  Tax payable in relation to the unit.    
293 denomination currency  Denomination Currency of the fund - Currency in which a fund unit is issued or redenominated.     
294 legally recorded in  The jurisdiction in which the fund unit is legally recorded for regulatory purposes.    
295 has price  The price of the Fund Unit.    
296 has details Information on the net asset value calculation of the investment fund component.    
297 has terms  Terms relating specifically to the holding of these units in the fund.     
298 Issue Price    The price at which the Fund Unit was first issued.     
299 Fund Class Type Identifier    A textual identification of the class of fund units. This is used to uniquely identify a particular class of fund units, and thereby identify features of this type of unit within the fund.     
300 Issue Date    Date of first NAV calculation and start of performance calculations (same as launch date)    
301 Fund Unit Distribution Policy  Income policy relating to the unit, e.g. if income is paid out or retained in the fund and how this is treated, including distribution policy details for dividends and coupons.    
303 Distribution With Reinvestment    It is possible to hold shares for which the accrued income is distributed, but then reinvested automatically in additional units/shares allocated to the investor.    
304 Fund Unit distribution Policy    Income policy relating to a class type, ie, if income is paid out or retained in the fund.    
305 Fund Unit Holding  A holding of a unit in another fund.     
307 consists of   Holding is of shares or units in other funds.    
308 Fund Units Settlement Terms Convention  Default settlement terms which may apply to a fund, trading of for units in the fund and for redemption of fund units.     
310 Settlement Period In Business Days    The last business day following the day on which a subscription order is priced (T) by which settlement will be due for orders placed with the main Fund Order Desk, eg. T+3.    
311 Clear Funds Required    Whether cleared funds may be required before a subscription order can be executed.    
312 Redemption Cycle In Business Days    The last business day following the day on which a redemption order is priced (T) by which settlement will be due for orders placed with the main Fund Order Desk.  Alternatively, if proceeds will be paid following receipt of written renunciation, the last business day following receipt of the relevant renunciation documentation by the main Fund Order Desk (R) by which the proceeds will be sent.    
313 Funds Processing  The context of managing and processing funds, issuing funds units etc. This is the context in which the different parties involved in a fund are defined as parties.     
315 party role     
316 Funds Processing Account  An account used specifically in the processing of funds. Like all accounts this is (per FIBIM definition) a business relationship between two entities; one entity is the account owner, the other entity is the account servicer. Please refer to Financial global model for treatment of accounts relationships in this model.     
318 provided by     
319 Funds Processing Party  A party involved in the processing of funds in some way.     
321 Funds Processing Passport  The Funds Processing Passport. This is defined as a document. This has terms drawn from elsewhere in the model which are defined as part of the FPP for reasons defined in the FPP descriptions.     
323 has information about  Funds Processing Passport relates to processing of Fund Unit    
324 may be defined in  FPP information may be contained in Funds Prospectus.     
325 may set out  Terms defined for the Fund which are defined as part of the FPP for reasons defined in the FPP descriptions.     
326 Hedge Fund  Definition needed  Review notes (EFAMA?)  Also only closed ended according to regulations.   This is not always a kind of closed fund.     
328 Investment Advisor  The party that provides investment guidance at a fee.    
330 identified as     
331 Jurisdiction Strategy  Strategy which is jurisdiction based.    
333 identifies  The Jurisdiction identified in the strategy.     
334 Liquidity  Precise definition needed for liquidity, and check that it is modeled accordingly.     
336 denominated in  The currency in which the liquidity is expressed.     
337 Net Asset Value Calculation Method  Parameters for the calculation of the net asset value for an investment fund/fund class.    
339 is calculated in  The currency of the net asset value calculation.    
340 Valuation Frequency Frequency of the net asset value calculation.    
341 Declaration Channel    Means of the net asset value publication, eg, a newspaper.   
342 Valuation Frequency Textual Description Description of the frequency of the net asset value calculation.   
343 Historic Pricing Indicator    Indicates whether the price is historic or forward.     
344 Note Fund Unit  Need a legal definition - to follow. This is one of the mechanisms by which an investor may hold an interest in a fund, but is not a Bond or a Share.     
346 Note Stake In Fund  A stake held in a fund by way of a note.   
348 defines relationship with  The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a note-based stake in the fund.    
349 ONE OF Funds SPV OR Joint Stock Company OR Incorporated Company OR Contract  One of the following: A Funds Special Purpose Vehicle, a Joint Stock Company or an Incorporated Company; or for a fund that is constitued under the law of contract, the contract that embodies the fund legal constitution.     
350 selection  The fund legal form is a joint stock company    
351 selection  The fund legal form is a contract.    
352 selection  The fund legal form is a special purpose vehicle.    
353 selection  The fund legal form is an incorporated company    
354 Organization Strategy  Strategy which is organization based.    
356 Other Investment Fund Information  Things which are not part of the prospectus but are important if you want to understand the fund.     
358 Performance Determination Method  A method for performance determination (e.g. Time weighted and money weighted, annualized, gross of fee) aling with the time frame in which this is determined.     
360 Performance Determination Timeframe    The timeframe on which the performance is reported (e.g. 1month, 1 year, YTD).    
361 Performance Determination Method    The definition of the performance method (e.g. Time weighted and money weighted, annualized, gross of fee).    
362 Portfolio Benchmark  Security or other price against which the performance of the portfolio is evaluated.    
364 defines benchmark  The reference index to measure the fund performance.    
365 applies to      
366 Benchmark Weight    Instrument weighting in the benchmark for the portfolio.   
367 Maximum Deviation    Maximum allowable deviation from the benchmark.   
368 Minimum Deviation    Minimum allowable deviation from the benchmark.   
369 Effective Period Period during which the instrument is used as a benchmark for the portfolio.   
370 Description    Description of the benchmark used to determine the performance of a portfolio.   
371 Portfolio Investment Strategy  The manner in which the portfolio manager tries to reach the funds objectives.   Policy Description.    
373 to fulfil     
374 Investment Focus    The information about the area the fund is mostly invested into (for example stock market in Germany).    
375 Portfolio Manager  Person or entity responsible for day to day investment decisions for a fund or asset.    
377 has contact details  The contact details for the Portfolio Manager with the organisation that he or she works for.     
378 is part of  The business organization for which the Portfolio Manager works is the Fund Management Company.    
379 Preferred share in fund  A share unit in a fund, which is classified as a Preferred Share class.     
382 Private Equity Holding  A holding of private equity.    
384 consists of     
385 Sector Strategy  Strategy which is sector based.    
387 Stake In Fund  The holding of some portion in a fund, by some party. This stake will generally tak ethe form of some sort of unit in that fund.     
389 defines relationship with  The relationship with the legal entity which embodies the fund, implied or defined by a stake in the fund.    
390 gives ownership of  The fund in which the stake is held.     
391 identified as  The form which the Stake takes, i.e. a physical instrument (contract) setting out the rights and cashflows due to the holder. This may be an equity unit, bond unit or some other form of note.     
392 Sub Fund  A set of share classes is a compartment of an umbrella fund. In this case, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund.    
394 supervised by  The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry (for a subfund located in a different country)    
395 is part of  Investment fund(s) is/are a subfund of an umbrella fund.    
396 Sub Fund    The investment fund is a subfund, when it is a compartment of an umbrella fund. In this case, subfund is a synonym of investment fund and therefore has the same attributes as investment fund.    
397 Subfund Supervisory Authority  The legal entity which supervises the fund or fund industry(for a subfund located in a different country)    
399 Umbrella Fund  Fund structure which has one or more investment pools.    
401 consists of  Umbrella Fund has a subfund which is an Investment Fund.   subfund when part of Umbrella
402 Unit Issuer  The party which issues the Fund Unit.     
404 identified as  The legal entity which is the issuer of units in the fund    
405 issues  A fund unit issued by the Fund Issuer.    
406 ISIN :Security Identifier  An identifier defined under the ISO 6166 standard.     
407 type of  ISIN is an individual type of Security Identifier.